born in 1945, studied biology, chemistry, geography and tropical medicine. After acquiring his Dr. degree, Reichholf went to Brazil for a while, where he researched tropical species diversity. The zoologist lectured at the Technical University of Munich and was in charge of ornithology at the zoological state collection of Munich from 1974 to 2010. Reichholf is author of many textbooks and regularly publishes articles in journals and newspapers.